Investors booked profits in recent gainers
Sustained FII inflows and fresh spell of buying by domestic institutional investors fuelled the rally
Over the past four quarters, the Sensex companies' earnings trajectory has improved sharply because of a weak rupee.
If the crisis worsens it could jack up India's oil import bill by over $20 billion this fiscal, at close to $200 billion.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
Bhargavi Zaveri & Radhika Pandey explains how complexities of foreign exchange rules are used by India Inc to dispute contractual obligations.
Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.
This is its biggest single session fall since August 24, 2015, when it had lost 1,624.51 points.
The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs has approved a hike in gas prices from April 2014.
BSE Mid-cap index ended lower by over 2.5% and BSE Small-cap index tumbled over 3%.
The Rs 63,000-cr Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed corridor and Rs 14,000-cr CSTM-Panvel suburban corridor are two of the largest projects.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
Not only do you need an effective and independent regulator, you also need competition to flourish.
Will private firms really boost Make in India in the defence sector? Ajai Shukla seeks answers.
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
Markets rebound with financials leading the gains on hopes of a peaceful solution to the turmoil in Ukraine
Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
India Inc is ready to diversify into unchartered areas.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.83%. The BSE Small-Cap index was currently up 0.8%.
Rising oil prices and diminishing cash pile to limit capacity in 2018-19
Brokerages expect Nifty50 firms to post 11.8% growth in net profit in Q1 but sales may decline
Clamping down on the delays in repatriating foreign exchange earnings, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened norms for special economic zones (SEZs), asking them to realise and bring back full value of goods and services to India within a year from the date of export.
It expects the Indian market to grow to 10 million units annually by 2030 and it intends to control half the market then, like it does now.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Swaraj expressed satisfaction over the agenda of the inaugural dialogue while giving the details of the deliberations.
Net profits may dip 4.9% y-o-y, but the silver lining is that performance may be better than the preceding quarter
The niche banks - small finance and payments banks -have been set up to further the regulator's objective of deepening financial inclusion.
In the 30-share Sensex constituents, 16 ended lower and 14 gained, helping the benchmark indices trim losses.
Senior Executive Director & Co Head (Strategy) of Kotak Institutional Equities Sanjiv Prasad tells Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.com that even if there are a number of challenges facing the Indian equity markets, there are certain sectors that offer a ray of hope.
'Despite frequent high-level interactions there has been little traction on substantive issues between India and France,' says Mohan Guruswamy.
The broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices.
The market sentiment was also impacted by mixed global cues as setbacks for a healthcare overhaul in the US raised doubts over prospects for a range of reforms backed by President Donald Trump.
Markets surged on hopes that the exit polls would show that the BJP winning majority in the general elections.
Sensex rises, Nifty ends at record high; RIL shares rally.
Experts say investors should stay patient and stay invested in mutual funds.
'I feel more like a chess player, thinking for long hours how to make the next move," Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan tells Surajeet Das Gupta.
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
Metal shares gained on hopes that the government may adopt ordinance route for mines sector reforms
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
The UPA Government is trying to push through the second wave of airport privatisation before the elections and the controversial elements of this process threaten to harm the sector.
